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THE damage bill for the devastating floods and tornadoes that swept through the Wide Bay Burnett destroying homes and businesses is estimated to top more than $2.4 billion - and more than $30 million on the Fraser Coast alone.

"This is the most devastation the Fraser Coast has ever seen," Mayor Gerard O'Connell said.

"An early and rough estimate of the damage to our public assets is $30 million. Private properties? Pick a number and add some.

"The flood in Maryborough, the storm that hit Hervey Bay and the tornado at Burrum Heads - either of these events independently were up there.

"But all three together - and now the gas pipeline leak - is having a drastic effect on the region."

The 2011 flood was widely regarded as one of the worst in Queensland history but Premier Campbell Newman believed the current crisis could be worse.

"It has been an extremely damaging event and I can tell you today that early estimates put the damage bill at, at least $2.4 billion," he said.

"Sadly I think that figure will rise."

More than 140 properties and 50 businesses were damaged in Maryborough and more than 100 extra properties in Hervey Bay, Burrum Heads, Toogoom, Howard, Mungar, Tiaro and Glenwood.

From Rockhampton in the north to Brisbane in the south, the massive clean-up continued across Queensland on Friday, with particular focus on the local region.

Bundaberg was likened to a war zone, furious Gayndah and Mundubbera residents made headlines across the country and the Fraser Coast was looking at tens of millions of dollars worth of damage after the Mary River peaked at almost 11m on Tuesday.

The Insurance Council of Australia has already had more than 25,000 claims across Queensland, with estimated insured losses of about $290 million.